Newport News, VA

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Newport News public records — hearings, licences, layoffs and county notices as live tables, linked to the source.

New Capabilities 3-Month Expansion Push

Cockeyed Rooster Cafe gets ABC license for Newport News location

A Smithfield breakfast staple moves a step closer to a second restaurant near Christopher Newport University.

Why it matters: Newport News diners gain a second outpost of a Smithfield breakfast favorite, from a family that has run Virginia restaurants since the 1980s.

Built World Ongoing airport repositioning (since June 2025)

Newport News airport gets $6M federal grant to rebuild taxiway

Funding advances PHF's transformation into an Air Commerce Park for cargo and aircraft manufacturing

Why it matters: If the pivot succeeds, Newport News keeps its airport as a logistics hub instead of watching passenger airlines abandon it.